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Chara

Girl

Meaning of Chara: Greek: 'joy'

Chara is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 12499th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#12499

6 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,012

First recorded 1956 · peak 1984

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 24 babies1982: 39 babies1983: 21 babies1984: 39 babies1985: 24 babies1986: 19 babies1987: 32 babies1988: 24 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 7 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 8 babies2015: 12 babies2016: 11 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 10 babies2019: 11 babies2020: 11 babies20202021: 8 babies2022: 5 babies2023: 7 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 6 babies
US babies named Chara per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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